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Prairie Public Broadcasting is a trusted public service dedicated to building an exciting and productive future for the prairie and its people. Prairie Public Broadcasting offers a window on the world through national and regional television and radio programming; creates a forum for the most important issues facing our region with locally produced, topical documentaries; partners with others to foster education for all ages; and utilizes digital technology and Web services to expand those valued services. Beginning with a single television transmitter in Fargo, Prairie Public Broadcasting has grown to become the premier broadcaster of public television and radio services throughout the prairie region.

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"Lies My Teacher Told Me," with James W. Loewen
From: Prairie Public
Series: Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life
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In 1995, James Loewen published Lies My Teacher Told Me, a powerful critique of how American history is taught in schools. He visits with host Jack...

  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 53:25
100th Anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt's 1912 Third Party Bid to be President
From: Prairie Public
Caption: Fit as a Bull Moose
2012 marks the 100th anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt's 1912 Bull Moose bid to be president. This program looks back at Roosevelt's career and how...

Bought by WRPI and KFAI


  • Added: Oct 26, 2012
  • Length: 20:07
  • Purchases: 2
Why? - "Does science give us Truth?" with Jan Golinski
From: Prairie Public
Series: Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life
Caption: Jan Golinski
Is there such a thing as objectivity or does science just describe what we ourselves bring into the laboratory? On this episode of WHY? we are goin...

Bought by KFOK-LP


  • Added: Jun 13, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 1
"Are Corporations People?" with Stephen M. Bainbridge
From: Prairie Public
Series: Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life
Caption: Stephen M. Bainbridge
On this episode of WHY?, we will ask what it means for a corporation to be a person, how collective action affects agency, and how these large comp...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
Thank God for Cowboys
From: Prairie Public
Series: Essays from the Veeder Ranch
Caption: Jessie Veeder
An essay from Jessie on her appreciation for the good ol' boys she knows and loves.

  • Added: Mar 12, 2012
  • Length: 05:41
What do we talk about when we talk about economics? with Deidre McCloskey
From: Prairie Public
Series: Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life
Caption: Deidre McCloskey
Everywhere we look there are “economic indicators.” We talk about the jobless rate and the national debt. We learn about the first quarter and eval...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2012
  • Length: 53:26
WHY? Episode 37 - "Should government care about you?" with guest Virginia Held
From: Prairie Public
Series: Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life
Caption: Virginia Held
Does the government have the responsibility to care about its citizens? Does it have an obligation to think of each of us as people, as individuals...

Bought by KFOK-LP


  • Added: Feb 15, 2012
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
WHY? - "A House Divided: Analytic vs. Continental Philosophy"
From: Prairie Public
Series: Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life
Caption: Gary Gutting
Join WHY? as we discuss one of philosophy's deepest and most divisive controversies: the battle between the "continentals" and the "analytics." Hos...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2012
  • Length: 54:00
WHY? Episode 35 - "Philosophy of Marriage" with Stephanie Coontz
From: Prairie Public
Series: Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life
Caption: Stephanie Coontz
Is the “traditional” marriage between one man and one woman really the most preferred form of marriage? History suggests it is not. In addition to ...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
Episode 34 "Philosophy of Violence" with Steven Pinker
From: Prairie Public
Series: Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life
Caption: Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker argues that the world is less violent today than it has ever been before. For some of his critics, this claim is more than false, it’...

  • Added: Dec 05, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
Elk Encounter
From: Prairie Public
Series: Essays from the Veeder Ranch
Caption: Jessie Veeder (Scofield)
Elk visit the ranch. Jessie and Pops sneak in for a close look.

  • Added: Oct 13, 2011
  • Length: 03:23
Wild Raspberries
From: Prairie Public
Series: Essays from the Veeder Ranch
Caption: Jessie Veeder (Scofield)
Jessie reflects on one of the simple joys of rural living ... the wild raspberry patch.

  • Added: Oct 13, 2011
  • Length: 05:21
The Life We Chose
From: Prairie Public
Series: Essays from the Veeder Ranch
Caption: Jessie Veeder (Scofield)
Reflections on the joys and challenges of ranch life.

  • Added: Oct 13, 2011
  • Length: 04:47
"Plato Not Prozac" Philosohical Counseling with guest Lou Marinoff
From: Prairie Public
Series: Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life
Caption: Lou Marinoff
Can philosophy make our lives better? Can it help us develop better senses of self? Join host Jack Russell Weinstein and his guest Lou Marinoff, as...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
WHY - "Food and Sustainability" with guest Jay Basquiat
From: Prairie Public
Series: Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life
Caption: Jay Basquiat
How much thought have you given to the idea of food? Why do we eat some things and not others, even though they are all edible? And, what exactly d...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
"Are There Just Wars," with Michael Walzer
From: Prairie Public
Series: Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life
Caption: Michael Walzer
Host Jack Russell Weinstein of the Institute for Philosophy in Public Life at the University of North Dakota visits with Michael Walzer, professor ...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
"Teaching Philosophy for Children," with Maughn Gregory
From: Prairie Public
Series: Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life
Caption: Maughn Gregory
How young can children learn philosophy? How should it be taught in the schools? What does philosophy offer that other curricula do not? Join WHY? ...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2011
  • Length: 52:52
"Growing Up North Dakotan"
From: Prairie Public
Series: Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life
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UND philosophy professor Jack Russell Weinstein hosts a panel discussion with four native North Dakotans: Joshua Boschee, Kathryn Joyce, Jesse Veed...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2011
  • Length: 53:00
There's Nothing Wilder
From: Prairie Public
Series: Essays from the Veeder Ranch
Caption: Jessie Veeder (Scofield)
A heartwarming essay of a young girl's visit to the ranch, with reflections on the human relationship with horses. It's perhaps my favorite of Jess...

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio


  • Added: May 19, 2011
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Ghosts of Winters Past
From: Prairie Public
Series: Essays from the Veeder Ranch
Caption: Jessie Veeder (Scofield)
A reflection on earlier ranch life in winter.

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 05:07
  • Purchases: 1

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